With only a week before the beginning of the 2026 AFL Finals series, the trade talk channels are set to hit fever pitch.
After this coming weekend, eight clubs will turn their attention to improving their list during the off-season in a bid to rise up the ladder next year, while the remaining 10 will push for premiership success.
As the weeks continue, more clubs will drop away from the flag chase, and silly season will take its place.
With plenty of names included in the trade and free agent conversation in 2026, we've listed every player each AFL team has been tied to so far this season.
St Kilda
It was revealed the Saints went after Matt Rowell for the second straight year, but it is understood to have not made a meaningful impact on his future plans.
Calsher Dear is one to watch as well, as he weighs up his future away from Hawthorn amid a forward line squeeze, compounded by the imminent arrival of Ben King.
Gold Coast defender Charlie Ballard was previously named with links to the Saints, as has Brisbane's Sam Marshall.
Collingwood's Dan Houston is contracted at the Pies until 2030, but has been floated as a potential option.
